The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-09-15
BISHOP IRELAND.

BISHOP IRELAND.
He Talks Uareservedly Abslt the Catholic Uni.
versity, England, tho Vatican. asd the Kiiitts
Of Labor.
Bishop Ireland OF Minnesota, who. has
been in Baltimore for several days attend.
ing the conference Qf bishops engaged III fix.
ing the location Of the Catholic university
to lie established was interviewed in Wash.
ingtop: Regarding the Catholic university,
he said:
!, The undertaking 10 one Of tho srandest
the church has yet contemplated in this
country. 1t has been long charged,
opposed to general education, and a
partial purpose Of the establishment of
this great seat OF learning is to disabuse
the public mind OF this illusion. We had.
OF course, to consult with all the bishops
In this country, and l may say that it was
the opinion Of almost all OF them that
Washington. as the capital and central
point OF this great country, was the fttest
place for the university. The exact site
transfer are not entirely completed,
l may not say where it Lies. Contracts
will be at once let, however, for the work,
and it will proceed without delay. A
part OF the purpose OF tho university 10 q
higher education for our priesthood to
place them upon = plane with the priest.
hood OF tho church in Europe. It will be
sort OF postgraduate course and tho es.
tablishment Of it will cost $1,000, 900.
Buildings will be at once put up and q fac:
ulty OF ten chairs organized. We ate to
secure the best teachers, and have secured
the services of three If Europe's most emf:
hent lecturers. Pastor, the great German
historian, is to come to us from tho Uni.
versity ut Innspruck, in tho Tyrol,
as our lecturer OH history, and III: Y. Yer
aut, from Que OF the universities Of Rome,
comes as lecturer on Assyriology and
Egyptology. The third am not at liberty
organized ut an early day. The university
will DO non.sectarian in way; that is, its
benefits will not DO confined to Roman
Catholics. 1t will have schools OF law and
medicine. and courses in the sciences and
classics free to MI. The faculty viii be
from within the church, and the influ.
ences thrown around all who enter
lie. I an frank to say the pur.
pose Of the university is to build up and
strengthen the church in this country, and
the church will remain pre.eminent IN all
work OF the great school.
THE HOME RULE CAUSE.
Turning to other topics, the bishop was
asked his opinion OF a statement telegraph
ed from Lond Oh that the Vatican was OF.
iering it's services rs q mediator between
England and Ireland. asking IS the price
the placing Of a nuncio at Londor:.
II don't think. said he, that there H.
my foundation for that statement. II
Rome desires to place a nuncio at London
it would usk for the establishment OF dip:
in q anti
ner, and not as the price Of any favor. As
to the plan itself, think it could not sue:
ceed.. think the Irish people will work
out their own salvation In time. They
have been steadily but successfully work
Ing out their problem, and the public sen.
timent Of the world is with them. It will
be but a few months, think, till Glad.
stone returns to power and the Irish ques-
tion will be practically settled"
1.-THE church seems to have maintained
q strong position throughout the strug-
gle" was suggested.
THAT is due entirely to the good man.
agenent OF Cardinal Manning and the
archbishop OF Dublin. who have given the
situation in Ireland daily thought and at
tention."
Regarding his own reported elevation to
an archbishopric, tho bishop would say
nothing, stating that he could not talk
about that at present. Regarding the
attitude OF the church toward the Knights
bf Labor he said:
The church has withdrawn its disap.
prevail of the organization, holding that
its secret work is harmless 40 long as it
does not fomertt riot, immortality or irrelig.
Ion. While the church is opposed to secret
societies OF all kinds, it holds that the sc.
crecy Of the Knights is rather OF q political
and business nature, such as all MEN are
entitled to have regarding their business
affairs: The organization has shown no
disposition to foment riots, and under the
management OF Powderly don't think it
is likely to, although we cannot tell what
would happen, should any other man be
elected in Powderly's place. Under the
circumstances the church has tolerated
the association without extending to it it's
approval.
In conclusion Bishop Ireland said:
called upon the president and had pleas.
ant chat with him about the Indians and
other questions. He full OF the develop.
ment of the Northwest and anticipating
great pleasure from his proposed visit to
St: Paul and Minneapolis.
AS to agent Sheehan. Bishop Ireland was
asked: What is tho condition of your
Indian work in the Northwest? see your
priests are charged with having too much
influence with Sheehan, the agent at White
Earth.''
I'VE are getting along nicely. So far as
SheeEan is concerned, he is, suppose, q
Catholic but every one l have seen, in.
Guiding Rev. Gilfillan, Protestant, says
Sheehan is good agent. A large number
OF the Indians are Catholics. am much
pleased with the present Indian policy OF
government. think it is the best we have
had for some time. Under it the Indians
may choose their own religion. think it
is much better than the old regime, when
their religion was cut and dried for them.
We are making good citizens of the In.
dams, and they are really progressing
more under this administration than ever
before"